George Zabriskie Gray

George Zabriskie Gray (July 14, 1837 – August 4, 1889) was a notable clergyman, educator and theologian of the Episcopal Church in the United States.

Early life Gray was born in New York City on July 14, 1837. He was a son of Susan Maria (née Zabriskie) Gray (1814–1904) and John Alexander Clinton Gray (1815–1898), a dry goods merchant in New York City. followed by ordination as priest a year later on January 22, 1863, also by Bishop Potter.

Gray was the author of several books, including Recognition in the World to Come (1875), Husband and Wife; or, the Theory of Marriage (1885), and The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century (1870).

Personal life On June 19, 1862, he was married Kate Forrest (1841–1905), with whom he had two sons and a daughter, including:

After suffering from Bright's disease for several months, Gray died at the Pavilion Hotel in Sharon Springs, New York where he had been spending the summer on August 4, 1889. His funeral was held at Saint Thomas Church in Manhattan.